40% of Water Play and Accommodation Facilities in Gyeonggi-do Neglect Fire Safety Management

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] It has been revealed that 4 out of 10 multi-use facilities such as water play and accommodation facilities and nursing homes in the Gyeonggi area have poor fire safety management, with emergency exits closed or fire extinguishing equipment for initial fire suppression left broken and unattended.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 20th that, ahead of the summer vacation season, they conducted a crackdown on 'three major illegal acts' targeting 94 multi-use facilities in the province on the 14th, and found 36 places (38%) with poor fire safety management.

The three major illegal acts are closing emergency exits, blocking fire safety equipment, and illegal parking.

In the cases detected, at a water play amusement facility A in the province, the emergency exit leading to the evacuation stairs inside the men's changing room was closed. Nursing hospital B was found to have damaged the fire door by installing a ventilator at the bottom of the fire door. Another nursing home C was caught during the crackdown for storing a large amount of items in front of the emergency exit.

The provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to impose fines on these facilities.

Additionally, accommodation facility D had a water-based fire extinguishing system's low-level monitoring circuit (a device that monitors the effective water volume in the reservoir) left broken and unattended, and accommodation facility E was found to require refilling of extinguishing agents in its gas-based fire extinguishing system, resulting in an order for corrective action due to poor fire safety equipment management.

The provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters took a total of 42 actions during this crackdown, including 8 fines, 33 corrective orders, and 1 notification to relevant agencies.

Since the crackdown date was announced in advance, the provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to apply a zero-tolerance policy and strictly punish any violations detected.

A representative of the provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters explained, "It has been revealed that safety negligence is still widespread, such as poor management of fire safety equipment in multi-use facilities," and added, "We plan to continuously conduct crackdowns to eradicate illegal acts that hinder fire safety activities and threaten the safety of residents."

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